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Population (year 2000): 1,488. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,455 (-2.2% change)
Males: 725 (48.7%), Females: 763 (51.3%)
Hardin County
Zip code:
45843
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $34,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,200 (year 2000)
Races in Forest:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.5%), United States
(14.9%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.0%), Dutch (3.6%), Swiss
(1.7%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forest
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forest village
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -100 (-6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Forest:
- HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; KENTON,
OH)
- WYANDOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; UPPER
SANDUSKY, OH)
- BLANCHARD VALLEY REGIONAL HEALTH CTR (about 19
miles; FINDLAY, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forest:
- TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 58 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
ID: OSU)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 71 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forest:
- WYANDOT COUNTY (about 16 miles; UPPER SANDUSKY, OH;
ID: 56D)
- HARDIN COUNTY (about 17 miles; KENTON, OH; ID: I95)
- FINDLAY (about 18 miles; FINDLAY, OH; ID: FDY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forest:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 19 miles; FINDLAY,
OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
- OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ADA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,161)
- BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42
miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; FT enrollment: 16,537)
- OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 60
miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 7,809)
- UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 61 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT
enrollment: 15,999)
- OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,226)
- WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
OH; FT enrollment: 2,197)
Library in Forest:
- FOREST-JACKSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $102,367; Location: 122 E. LIMA ST.; 15,186
books; 307 audio materials; 594 video materials; 54
serial subscriptions)
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